TORONTO (AP) — A film screenplay is being written about Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk’s 2022 season during Russia’s full military invasion of its home Donbas region.

The project with a script commissioned by writing partnership Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson was announced Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The story aims to capture “a real-life underdog tale of grit, heart, and survival set against the backdrop of war,” the club said in a joint statement with the film’s producers.

Shakhtar has been a regular in the Champions League for 20 years — reaching the quarterfinals in 2011 — despite being exiled from Donetsk since 2014 when Russian-backed forces first moved into Donbas. The team has since played home games in Ukraine’s league and cup in cities across th

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